| Perennials are quite popular for the home gardener. | | | | landscape design outline. The color of the bloom |
| They will grow and bloom every year. They will | | | | factors in too. With darker color blooms like reds, |
| survive over winter usually by bulbs, tubers, woody | | | | purples will require less light due to the heat |
| crows and rhizomes carrying over next year's new | | | | absorption of dark pigments. The dark colors will trap |
| growth. The Daylily has scapes that grow from the | | | | the heat longer and with too much heat can die. |
| roots. Along the scapes sprouts buds that will later | | | | They benefit more from partially shaded spots. |
| pop open as individual blooms. | | | | Water is key for the plant to have blooms as well. |
| Some dictionaries will spell the flowers as Day Lilies, a | | | | During the spring the plants need a good deal of |
| two word noun. In actuality they are not part of the | | | | water to stimulate good growth. However the plants |
| Lily genus, but the operative word "day" is noted for | | | | have been bread for a remarkable amount of |
| their daily blooms. A bloom from a Day Lily, or as I | | | | heartiness during dry spells. They are quite resistant |
| will spell the flower, Daylily, will open with the sun | | | | to water shortages, but to have good results it's |
| coming up and will wilt and die come nightfall. The | | | | wise to at least have good water in their growth |
| fascinating thing about this flower is that although the | | | | stage. A rule of thumb for your daylilies' care |
| blooms have short lifespan, there are new buds that | | | | schedule is to make sure they get watered an inch |
| sometimes bloom each successive day. | | | | every week. |
| Taking Care of Daylilies | | | | Before planting the flowers, make sure to |
| Daylilies are flowers that like sunlight, not unlike roses. | | | | incorporate a good deal of mulch material for the soil. |
| The more light you have on the plant, the more | | | | The flowers need a good amount of drainage, so |
| blooms will produce in most cases. If it's a shaded | | | | some planters create a raised bed of soil mixed with |
| area, you'll get more of the grassy type leaves and | | | | organic matter. If the soil is claylike and sticky, add |
| foliage that surround the flower. So if you want the | | | | wood chips, straw or any other high fiber diet |
| greens with fewer blooms, you can have some great | | | | material. Find a happy medium, so if you have too |
| green foliage accented with the occasional flower, | | | | loose of soil, add some humus or peat moss so the |
| which may be good for bordering a fence or | | | | water can gather around the roots. |